Taxonomic Status of the Salvelinus alpinus Complex
Minor differences in osteology and morphology were observed in the eastern North American species of charrs Salvelinus aureolus (Sunapee), S. marstoni (Quebec red), and S. oquassa (blueback). The coefficient of difference values, which determine the degree of overlap were lower than 1.28 for the tot...
| Published in: | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1974
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f74-160 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f74-160 |
| Summary: | Minor differences in osteology and morphology were observed in the eastern North American species of charrs Salvelinus aureolus (Sunapee), S. marstoni (Quebec red), and S. oquassa (blueback). The coefficient of difference values, which determine the degree of overlap were lower than 1.28 for the total numbers of vertebrae, ribs, epineurals, gill rakers, branchiostegals, pores on the lateral line scales, and also for many morphological characters suggesting that the three chars are conspecific and should by synonymized as S. alpinus oquassa. |
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